Show Co J < > li 11 W Blnckey New York HThe Sun John W Mackey of Nevada sailed for Havre yesterday morning in the steamer Laurent Lau-rent He intends to remain in Europe until October and upon his return will make a trip through Mexico His wife has made her home in Paris and the gorgeousness of her entertainments is the talk of the continent Her hardworking hardwork-ing and genial husband is known as one of the most liberal of men It seems that the person who boasted so loudly that he would raise 250000 in the twinkling of an eye as a gift to the Presidents wife thought it merely necessary to write to Mackey for the sum Mackey received the note in this city en Tuesday He read it several times and said he was displeased with its tone He thought a proper sense of politeness would have decided the writer to canon can-on him in person He knew of no reason why alarge sum was expected ex-pected from him After deliberating he decided to do what he has seldom dons in such cases to refuse He caused an answer to be written to the effect that the occasion did not require that he should contribute anything but in the event of the Presidents death a calamity which he sincerely hoped would not take place he would be found in the front rank with those giving substantial aid to the Presidents Presi-dents family |